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Mikolaj Firlej is a Lecturer in AI Law and Regulation at the University of Surrey's Surrey Institute for People-Centred Artificial Intelligence (PAI). He holds a D.Phil. and M.Phil. from the University of Oxford's Faculty of Law, an MPP from the Oxford School of Government, and degrees from the University of Warsaw. His research focuses on AI ethics, human control over autonomous systems, and defense sector innovation. He co-founded the Expeditions Fund, a dual-use venture capital firm, and serves as Director of the Law and Tech Hub.
Research interests include AI security, global policy challenges for emerging technologies, and the intersection of AI with defense and intelligence sectors. His work emphasizes practical legal frameworks for regulating autonomous systems while fostering innovation.
Firlej teaches AI and Law, Intellectual Property Law, and Law, AI & Technology courses. He supervises PhD students in AI security at Surrey's PAI. His publications span AI governance in defense, ethical frameworks for autonomous weapons, and regulatory approaches to complex adaptive systems.
He actively engages with policy through expert testimony on UK AI defense capacity and international AI weaponization debates. Outside academia, he co-leads a family investment firm and explores geopolitics, literature, and sport.
